An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.